Iran Air Flight Attendant, Pilot and crew | Contemporary Iran
Last week I posted some choice vintage pix of a time in Iran that is by now a foregone conclusion. A few of you were surprised by the Iran of the past and a few were wondering about the Iran that exists now. Just who are these Iranians we hear so much about on the news? Let’s take a pictorial journey across the ocean to a land steeped in ancient culture and modern controversy, the land of caviar and saffron and pistachios and rosewater and Rumi and Khayam, one of the oldest dynastic empires, and a land infamously labeled the Axis of Evil. (Since I have not been back since we left, I relied on Uncle Internet to gift me with some photographic evidence. Credit is given when the copyright owner is identifiable.)
Let’s start with the national Iranian airline again. In contrast with the swinging 60′s mini skirt touting flight attendants of the last Friday post, here are some pix I found of a modern day Iran Air crew: pilot , co-pilot and flight attendants. All seems normal and copesetic. But: no mini-jupe in sight!
Let’s take a look at some of the people who live in iran. Maybe we’ll see something different than just the saturated media images. What do people do in Iran? How do they live?
Looks like some people ski …
Skier on the slopes in Shemshak, Iran | Source
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While some others snow board …
Snowboarder in Shemshak (Near Tehran) Iran | Source
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And some crazy people snowboard down the handrail.
Snowboarder, Shemshak, Alborz Mountains, Tehran | SOURCE
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Some women embrace the mandatory hijab (covering up, that is) with gusto while some observe it with a degree of inventiveness.
A woman wearing chador and another woman covering hair with a loose scarf | SOURCE
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Some people take the train. They go places. Then they come back.
Train Station in Tehran | Source
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Some people enjoy a private swimming pool to mingle and play.
Swimming pool party in Tehran, Iran | Source
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Some people go to the mosque of Emam Reza in Mashad to worship and pray.
Pilgrims at the tomb of Emam Reza in Mashahd | Source
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Some people play music on the street. (Look! Iranian hipsters!)
Street Musician Performers (twins? hipsters?) in Tehran | SOURCE
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And some people call it a day already and take a coffee break.
A chai va sigar break | source
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And on that note, I’m going to follow suit and break for coffee! To be continued!
Khoda Hafez ta dafeh ba’di bacheh ha! :D
Until then: Bye Bye & Happy Weekend!
